Nolan Bushnell

American entrepreneur

Nolan Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur. He founded both Atari Inc. (alongside Ted Dabney) and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters.[1] Bushnell is in the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame. He got the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award. He was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies. He is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.

Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell in 2009
Born (1943-02-05) February 5, 1943 (age 81)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Known forPong
AwardsVideo Game Hall of Fame
Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
entrepreneur
InstitutionsAtari
Chuck E. Cheese's

Bushnell graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in electrical engineering in 1968. Bushnell was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is no longer an active member.[2]

Bushnell was featured in the documentary film Something Ventured which premiered in 2011.

Bushnell's most recent company is uWink.

References change

  1. "Inventor of the Week: Archive". Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT School of Engineering. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. "Games people play". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2012-06-17.